Agree. Walker trying to take out some competition I feel.gnrc_louis wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:16 amI was thinking this too. Not a great outcome.
[COM] Festival Plaza Tower 1 | 115m | 27 Levels | Office
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I recall MicBara talking about the Freemasons having some alternatives to fill the void if the museum component falls through. Let's hope it stacks up.ChillyPhilly wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:48 amAgree. Walker trying to take out some competition I feel.
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[COM] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 1 | 115m | 27 Levels | Office
Signage going up today on the North side
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On another note re this precinct....those gum trees in front of the festival centre!!?? Can anyone imagine large eucalypts in front of the Sydney opera house?
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Trees in the park that give year round shade? The horror!
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[COM] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 1 | 115m | 27 Levels | Office
Exactly. I often see people sitting under them. Much better than barren grass.
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The lower sections of the Festival Centre could do with covering up - they're not that attractive, in fact the lower levels of the Sydney Opera House are quite ugly. If the trees were a little further down the slope, so that from King William Road we could see the whole roof of the Festival Theatre, which is really where the architectural beauty lies, that would be better IMO.
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[COM] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 1 | 115m | 27 Levels | Office
Whilst I don't have an issue with those gum trees, from historical pictures I've seen it appears the northern edge of Elder Park along the Torrens used to be lined with London Plane trees - perhaps as late as the 1970s/80s.
I presume they were removed when the path was widened which is a bit of a shame as that stretch of riverside path between the KWS and Montefiore bridges is pretty barren in the summer. A row of nice shade trees would be a welcome addition, although I suspect it would be seen to interfere with the use of Elder Park for events.
I presume they were removed when the path was widened which is a bit of a shame as that stretch of riverside path between the KWS and Montefiore bridges is pretty barren in the summer. A row of nice shade trees would be a welcome addition, although I suspect it would be seen to interfere with the use of Elder Park for events.
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Also. to be effective shade-wise in the middle of summer, they would have to be between the path and the river.Llessur2002 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:13 pmWhilst I don't have an issue with those gum trees, from historical pictures I've seen it appears the northern edge of Elder Park along the Torrens used to be lined with London Plane trees - perhaps as late as the 1970s/80s.
I presume they were removed when the path was widened which is a bit of a shame as that stretch of riverside path between the KWS and Montefiore bridges is pretty barren in the summer. A row of nice shade trees would be a welcome addition, although I suspect it would be seen to interfere with the use of Elder Park for events.
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[COM] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 1 | 115m | 27 Levels | Office
Whilst everyone's entitled to an opinion, you can see from some responses why this state is the way it is.
That landscape we're talking about, belongs in places like Murray Bridge, not a capital city water front.
This is Adelaide after all, people are generally vehemently opposed to change outside their comfort zones or what they're used to.
Nobody is saying not to have trees, but not some giant gum trees that have been left to grow wild and unmaintained. Never mind the danger they pose from falling limbs on to the walkways below and even the roadway.
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[COM] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 1 | 115m | 27 Levels | Office
If they were right on the edge of the park then they should shade the path once the canopies reached a decent size.
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I'm not opposed to trees in the park. Its just that given the prominence of the Festival Center and this precinct in general... iconic for Adelaide , the city gardening managers need to get better at framing views in high profile areas. Scrappy trees left to their own devices since planting do not achieve this. The trees are as much a part of the architecture and the buildings themselves.
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about a decade ago councils around town decided they'd go all native for vegetation because water was apparently running out
tired of low IQ hacks
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